Waine Tam

Selected is dedicated to connecting schools with the most relevant, committed, and diverse teachers. This blog post will continually be updated to give insight into new product features and milestones. We wanted to thank all our school partners and educators who share feedback with us – that's the only way the product will get better!

April 7, 2020

New Features

Resume preview (beta): preview a candidate’s resume before deciding to connect with them. In addition, every profile and resume has been tailored and standardized for teachers.

Goal: empower schools to make the most informed decision about an educator's candidacy before sending a message or invite

Free text message outreach: candidates receive a text notification when you send your first message or invitation – all done automatically and for free. This is in addition to the standard e-mail a candidate receives when contacted.

Goal: to improve speed and rate of responsiveness from candidates – and thus increase the throughput of our school partners.

Clear certification and content specialty data: viewcontent specialty tied specifically with certification. We specifically restructured the way we collect data from candidates to provide greater clarity.

Goal: improve discovery of educators based on certification and subject expertise

Ongoing Product Changelog (for both teachers and schools)

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About Selected

Selected helps schools hire the best teachers. We offer a matching platform that connects 1,200+ public and independent schools with a deep and diverse pool of 30,000+ Pre-K to 12 teachers in urban metro areas in the Northeast and West Coast, including New York City, NJ, CT, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Boston, SF Bay Area, Los Angeles, and Phoenix. Create a FREE school profile and start speaking with candidates immediately.